Identifying changes in the reproduction number, rate of spread, and doubling time during the course of the COVID-19 outbreak whilst accounting for potential biases due to delays in case reporting both nationally and subnationally in Russia. These results are impacted by changes in testing effort, increases and decreases in testing effort will increase and decrease reproduction number estimates respectively (see Methods or our paper for further explanation).
Using data available up to the: 2020-07-30
Note that it takes time for infection to cause symptoms, to get tested for SARS-CoV-2 infection, for a positive test to return and ultimately to enter the case data presented here. In other words, today’s case data are only informative of new infections about two weeks ago. This is reflected in the plots below, which are by date of infection.
Figure 1: The results of the latest reproduction number estimates (based on estimated confirmed cases with a date of infection on the 2020-07-18) in Russia, stratified by region, can be summarised by whether confirmed cases are likely increasing or decreasing. This represents the strength of the evidence that the reproduction number in each region is greater than or less than 1, respectively (see the methods for details). Regions with fewer than 40 confirmed cases reported on a single day are not included in the analysis (light grey).
| Estimate | |
|---|---|
| New confirmed cases by infection date | 6604 (6247 – 6936) |
| Expected change in daily cases | Likely increasing |
| Effective reproduction no. | 1 (1 – 1) |
| Doubling/halving time (days) | 130 (66 – 7500) |
| Adjusted R-squared | 0.56 (0.14 – 0.93) |
Figure 2: A.) Confirmed cases by date of report (bars) and their estimated date of infection. B.) Time-varying estimate of the effective reproduction number. Light ribbon = 90% credible interval; dark ribbon = the 50% credible interval. Estimates from existing data are shown up to the 2020-07-18 from when forecasts are shown. These should be considered indicative only. Confidence in the estimated values is indicated by translucency with increased translucency corresponding to reduced confidence. The vertical dashed line indicates the date of report generation.
Figure 3: A.) Time-varying estimate of the rate of growth, B.) Time-varying estimate of the doubling time in days (when negative this corresponds to the halving time), C.) The adjusted R-squared estimates indicating the goodness of fit of the exponential regression model (with values closer to 1 indicating a better fit). Estimates from existing data are shown up to the 2020-07-18. Light ribbon = 90% credible interval; dark ribbon = the 50% credible interval. Confidence in the estimated values is indicated by translucency with increased translucency corresponding to reduced confidence.
Figure 4: Confirmed cases with date of infection on the 2020-07-18 and the time-varying estimate of the effective reproduction number (light bar = 90% credible interval; dark bar = the 50% credible interval.). Regions are ordered by the number of expected daily confirmed cases and shaded based on the expected change in daily confirmedcases. The horizontal dotted line indicates the target value of 1 for the effective reproduction no. required for control and a single case required for elimination.
Figure 5: Time-varying estimate of the effective reproduction number (light ribbon = 90% credible interval; dark ribbon = the 50% credible interval) in the regions expected to have the highest number of new confirmed cases. Estimates from existing data are shown up to the 2020-07-18 from when forecasts are shown. These should be considered indicative only. Confidence in the estimated values is indicated by translucency with increased translucency corresponding to reduced confidence. The horizontal dotted line indicates the target value of 1 for the effective reproduction no. required for control. The vertical dashed line indicates the date of report generation.
Figure 6: Confirmed cases by date of report (bars) and their estimated date of infection (light ribbon = 90% credible interval; dark ribbon = the 50% credible interval) in the regions expected to have the highest number of new confirmed cases. Estimates from existing data are shown up to the 2020-07-18 from when forecasts are shown. These should be considered indicative only. Confidence in the estimated values is indicated by translucency with increased translucency corresponding to reduced confidence. The vertical dashed line indicates the date of report generation.
Figure 7: Time-varying estimate of the effective reproduction number (light ribbon = 90% credible interval; dark ribbon = the 50% credible interval) in all regions. Estimates from existing data are shown up to the 2020-07-18 from when forecasts are shown. These should be considered indicative only. Confidence in the estimated values is indicated by translucency with increased translucency corresponding to reduced confidence. The horizontal dotted line indicates the target value of 1 for the effective reproduction no. required for control. The vertical dashed line indicates the date of report generation.
Figure 8: Confirmed cases by date of report (bars) and their estimated date of infection (light ribbon = 90% credible interval; dark ribbon = the 50% credible interval) in all regions. Estimates from existing data are shown up to the 2020-07-18 from when forecasts are shown. These should be considered indicative only. Confidence in the estimated values is indicated by translucency with increased translucency corresponding to reduced confidence. The vertical dashed line indicates the date of report generation.
| Region | New confirmed cases by infection date | Expected change in daily cases | Effective reproduction no. | Doubling/halving time (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adygea Republic | 35 (23 – 46) | Likely increasing | 1.2 (0.9 – 1.5) | 13 (5.6 – -39) |
| Altai Krai | 147 (124 – 169) | Decreasing | 0.9 (0.8 – 1) | -19 (-99 – -10) |
| Altai Republic | 29 (15 – 38) | Unsure | 1 (0.7 – 1.3) | 190 (8.4 – -9.4) |
| Amur Oblast | 33 (22 – 43) | Unsure | 1 (0.7 – 1.2) | -42 (13 – -8.2) |
| Arkhangelsk Oblast | 74 (57 – 89) | Likely decreasing | 0.9 (0.7 – 1) | -18 (160 – -8.5) |
| Astrakhan Oblast | 35 (24 – 46) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | -71 (13 – -9.5) |
| Bashkortostan Republic | 39 (27 – 50) | Likely decreasing | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.1) | -23 (24 – -7.7) |
| Belgorod Oblast | 45 (33 – 57) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | 180 (11 – -13) |
| Bryansk Oblast | 28 (17 – 38) | Unsure | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.2) | -52 (11 – -7.9) |
| Buryatia Republic | 38 (25 – 49) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | -100 (12 – -9.8) |
| Chechen Republic | 14 (5 – 20) | Unsure | 1 (0.7 – 1.4) | 90 (5.9 – -6.9) |
| Chelyabinsk Oblast | 135 (112 – 157) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.2) | 75 (16 – -29) |
| Chuvashia Republic | 45 (33 – 58) | Unsure | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.1) | -46 (17 – -9.8) |
| Dagestan Republic | 43 (29 – 55) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | 2200 (12 – -11) |
| Ingushetia Republic | 25 (14 – 34) | Unsure | 1 (0.7 – 1.2) | -77 (10 – -7.9) |
| Irkutsk Oblast | 178 (152 – 202) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.1) | 11000 (25 – -24) |
| Ivanovo Oblast | 45 (30 – 57) | Likely decreasing | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.1) | -22 (30 – -7.9) |
| Kabardino-Balkarian Republic | 46 (34 – 58) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | -100 (13 – -11) |
| Kaliningrad Oblast | 17 (8 – 23) | Unsure | 0.9 (0.6 – 1.3) | -56 (7.9 – -6.3) |
| Kalmykia Republic | 37 (24 – 48) | Likely decreasing | 0.8 (0.6 – 1.1) | -12 (1900 – -5.7) |
| Kaluga Oblast | 28 (17 – 38) | Likely decreasing | 0.9 (0.6 – 1.1) | -24 (15 – -6.8) |
| Kamchatka Krai | 37 (24 – 47) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | 440 (11 – -11) |
| Karachay-Cherkess Republic | 36 (23 – 48) | Likely decreasing | 0.8 (0.6 – 1) | -12 (200 – -5.7) |
| Karelia Republic | 35 (23 – 48) | Unsure | 1.1 (0.8 – 1.3) | 43 (8.2 – -13) |
| Kemerovo Oblast | 69 (51 – 83) | Likely increasing | 1.1 (0.9 – 1.3) | 23 (8.8 – -39) |
| Khabarovsk Krai | 124 (102 – 145) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.2) | 100 (17 – -25) |
| Khakassia Republic | 43 (30 – 55) | Unsure | 1.1 (0.9 – 1.3) | 29 (8.2 – -19) |
| Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug | 211 (182 – 239) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.1) | -65 (44 – -19) |
| Kirov Oblast | 55 (39 – 68) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | 180 (12 – -14) |
| Komi Republic | 57 (41 – 71) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.1) | -60 (17 – -11) |
| Kostroma Oblast | 23 (13 – 31) | Unsure | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.2) | -38 (11 – -7.1) |
| Krasnodar Krai | 92 (73 – 107) | Likely increasing | 1.1 (1 – 1.2) | 28 (10 – -44) |
| Krasnoyarsk Krai | 162 (136 – 189) | Likely increasing | 1.1 (1 – 1.2) | 23 (11 – -300) |
| Kurgan Oblast | 42 (29 – 54) | Unsure | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.1) | -35 (18 – -8.8) |
| Kursk Oblast | 34 (21 – 45) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.3) | 120 (9.5 – -11) |
| Leningrad Oblast | 46 (31 – 57) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | 480 (12 – -13) |
| Lipetsk Oblast | 36 (24 – 48) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | -480 (11 – -10) |
| Magadan Oblast | 36 (22 – 45) | Likely increasing | 1.3 (1 – 1.6) | 11 (5 – -86) |
| Mari El Republic | 31 (18 – 40) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.3) | 87 (8.5 – -11) |
| Mordovia Republic | 36 (24 – 47) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | -4700 (11 – -11) |
| Moscow | 686 (623 – 762) | Increasing | 1.1 (1 – 1.1) | 32 (19 – 120) |
| Moscow Oblast | 150 (123 – 172) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.1) | -92 (28 – -18) |
| Murmansk Oblast | 167 (143 – 190) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.1) | -190 (28 – -21) |
| Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 200 (172 – 229) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.1) | -1100 (26 – -25) |
| North Ossetia - Alania Republic | 24 (14 – 33) | Unsure | 1 (0.7 – 1.2) | -66 (9.9 – -7.8) |
| Novgorod Oblast | 41 (29 – 53) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | -120 (13 – -10) |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | 107 (88 – 125) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.1) | -120 (23 – -16) |
| Omsk Oblast | 115 (97 – 134) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.1) | 160 (18 – -23) |
| Orel Oblast | 28 (18 – 38) | Unsure | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.1) | -21 (17 – -6.6) |
| Orenburg Oblast | 113 (95 – 132) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.1) | -510 (20 – -19) |
| Penza Oblast | 45 (32 – 56) | Unsure | 1.1 (0.8 – 1.3) | 44 (9.2 – -16) |
| Perm Krai | 76 (58 – 90) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.1) | -61 (22 – -12) |
| Primorsky Krai | 110 (89 – 129) | Likely increasing | 1.1 (1 – 1.3) | 24 (10 – -67) |
| Pskov Oblast | 31 (19 – 41) | Unsure | 1.1 (0.8 – 1.4) | 28 (6.9 – -13) |
| Rostov Oblast | 133 (108 – 154) | Likely increasing | 1.1 (1 – 1.3) | 23 (11 – -200) |
| Ryazan Oblast | 34 (22 – 45) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | -81 (12 – -9.4) |
| Saint Petersburg | 190 (157 – 214) | Likely decreasing | 0.9 (0.8 – 1) | -40 (61 – -15) |
| Sakha (Yakutiya) Republic | 49 (34 – 61) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | -94 (15 – -11) |
| Sakhalin Oblast | 63 (47 – 76) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.2) | 170 (13 – -15) |
| Samara Oblast | 45 (31 – 56) | Likely decreasing | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.1) | -23 (27 – -7.9) |
| Saratov Oblast | 96 (78 – 112) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.1) | 450 (17 – -19) |
| Sevastopol | 5 (0 – 8) | Unsure | 1.2 (0.5 – 2) | 16 (2.7 – -4) |
| Smolensk Oblast | 43 (29 – 55) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | 75 (9.8 – -13) |
| Stavropol Krai | 112 (92 – 128) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.1) | -330 (21 – -19) |
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | 253 (218 – 282) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.1) | -760 (29 – -27) |
| Tambov Oblast | 41 (29 – 54) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | 270 (11 – -12) |
| Tatarstan Republic | 35 (24 – 46) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.3) | 63 (8.7 – -12) |
| Tomsk Oblast | 59 (45 – 72) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.1) | -58 (19 – -11) |
| Tula Oblast | 39 (25 – 50) | Likely decreasing | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.1) | -28 (19 – -7.9) |
| Tver Oblast | 30 (18 – 39) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.3) | 64 (8.2 – -11) |
| Tyumen Oblast | 100 (83 – 118) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.2) | 180 (16 – -20) |
| Tyva Republic | 38 (26 – 49) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | -140 (12 – -10) |
| Udmurt Republic | 30 (19 – 40) | Unsure | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.1) | -25 (17 – -7.3) |
| Ulyanovsk Oblast | 107 (86 – 123) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.1) | -510 (20 – -18) |
| Vladimir Oblast | 34 (22 – 45) | Unsure | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.2) | -34 (15 – -8.1) |
| Volgograd Oblast | 90 (72 – 105) | Unsure | 1 (0.9 – 1.1) | -450 (18 – -17) |
| Vologda Oblast | 29 (18 – 39) | Unsure | 1 (0.7 – 1.3) | 370 (9.1 – -9.5) |
| Voronezh Oblast | 96 (76 – 113) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.1) | -120 (21 – -15) |
| Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug | 155 (128 – 177) | Likely decreasing | 0.9 (0.8 – 1) | -44 (47 – -15) |
| Yaroslavl Oblast | 42 (27 – 53) | Unsure | 1 (0.8 – 1.2) | 440 (11 – -12) |
| Zabaykalsky Krai | 43 (30 – 55) | Unsure | 0.9 (0.7 – 1.1) | -30 (19 – -8.6) |
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